Mumtaz on Great Horton Road shortlisted for T&A award

The T&A recently launched its Best Curry House 2024 competition, with readers invited to share their favourite restaurants. 

And they did just that as thousands of nominations poured in.

The nominations were then whittled down to 10 and we are now in the process of profiling each of the finalists. 

Today is the turn of Great Horton Road-based Mumtaz.

Mumtaz is located on Great Horton Road (Image: Newsquest) Managing director Abbas Akbar told us what makes his family's restaurant stand out from the rest. 

"We are all about quality over quantity. I feel like the customers really recognise that," he said.

"I know we are not the cheapest but it really shows in our product.

"We choose the highest quality ingredients, the best flavours, and really take our time cooking the food.

"I feel like our customers really appreciate that and that is why they keep coming back."

Mr Akbar and his siblings are continuing to build on what their father created (Image: Newsquest) Mr Akbar spoke about how his father was the man behind the restaurant.

"We were founded in 1979 by Mumtaz himself," Mr Akbar said.

"It was a takeaway at first in the evenings.

"During that time, he used to work in the mills in the mornings, then go to his shop later that day.

"Since then we have continued to expand.

"It has become a big institution in Bradford, especially with the manufacturing we do now."

And the must-have dishes?

"We are really famous for our Masala Fish," Mr Akbar said.

"There is also our Seekh Kebabs and our Chicken Tikka Masala (Murgh Makhani)."

Inside Mumtaz' Great Horton restaurant (Image: Newsquest) Its website reads: "Mumtaz has been a special part of the UK curry landscape for decades.

"Passionately serving its community and customers with a range of its famous curry dishes.

"Born from humble beginnings, Mumtaz quickly rose to fame after establishing itself in the 1970s, with many well-known names still making it their go-to place when visiting Yorkshire."

Don't miss out on your chance to shout up for your favourite curry house as part of our competition.

It really couldn't be simpler to vote for the venue you think should win. 

All you need to do is fill out the voting form, which can be found in the T&A.

The voting coupon will run in the newspaper until November 9, so there is plenty of opportunity to make sure the curry house you think is the finest is in with a chance of taking the top spot.